In a bid to compete with Ireland's 12.5% corporation tax rate, Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has suggested lowering the rate to just 10%. According to Northern Ireland secretary Theresa Villiers, around 34,000 businesses will benefit when the power is devolved in April 2017.

The result of the General Election has left Teresa May and the Conservative Party clinging on to power with support from the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) in Northern Ireland. This leads to a period of significant uncertainty for the country as the BREXIT negotiations are just about to start.